MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Finland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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